Brain abscess by citrobacter diversus in infancy: case report

Citrobacter diversus is closely related to brain abscess in newborn infants. We describe a case of brain abscess by this bacteria in a newborn infant and his clinical and cranial computed tomographic evaluation until the fourth month of life and discuss therapeutic management of this patient.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria 2000-09, Vol.58 (3A), p.736-740
Hauptverfasser:	Feferbaum, R, Diniz, E M, Valente, M, Giolo, C R, Vieira, R A, Galvani, A L, Ceccon, M E, Araujo, M C, Krebs, V L, Vaz, F A
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	brain abscess Brain Abscess - microbiology Citrobacter Citrobacter diversus Enterobacteriaceae Infections - complications Follow-Up Studies Humans infancy Infant Male Meningitis, Bacterial - microbiology NEUROSCIENCES PSYCHIATRY Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:	Citrobacter diversus is closely related to brain abscess in newborn infants. We describe a case of brain abscess by this bacteria in a newborn infant and his clinical and cranial computed tomographic evaluation until the fourth month of life and discuss therapeutic management of this patient.
ISSN:	0004-282X 1678-4227 0004-282X 1678-4227
DOI:	10.1590/s0004-282x2000000400023